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ixpoyahua.

Headword: 
ixpoyahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to get dark, or to ruin an image; to dazzle someone (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ixpoyaua
IPAspelling: 
iːʃpojɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

ixpoyaua. nitla. (pret. onitlaixpoyauh.) escurecer o echar a perder la imagen.
ixpoyaua. nite. (pret. oniteixpoyauh.) deslumbrar o encandilar a otro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 46v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.